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London’s Underground selected facts

• Longest journey without changing trains – 34.1 miles (54.9 km), from West Ruislip to Epping on the Central line taking 1 hour 28 minutes.
• Longest distance between stations – 3.89 miles (6.26 km), between Chalfont & Latimer and Chesham on the Metropolitan line.
• Shortest distance between stations – 0.16 miles (0.26 km), between Leicester Square and Covent Garden on the Piccadilly line.
• Shortest escalator – 13 feet (4.0 m), at Stratford station.
• Longest escalator – 197 feet (60 m), at Angel station.
• Deepest lift shaft – 181 feet (55 m), at Hampstead station.
• Deepest station – 192 feet (59 m) below street level, at Hampstead station.
• Shallowest deep-level station – 26 feet (7.9 m), at Redbridge station.
• Highest station – 490 feet (150 m) above sea level, at Amersham.
• Furthest outpost – 27 miles (43 km), Amersham station.
• Line serving the most stations – District line, serving 60 stations.
• Line serving the fewest stations – Waterloo & City line, serving 2 stations.
• Busiest station – Victoria station with 78 million passengers a year.
• Least busiest station – Roding Valley with 201,000 passengers a year.
• Highest point above ground level – 60 feet (18 m), Dollis Brook Viaduct on the Northern line‘s Mill Hill East branch.
• Fastest Tube Challenge journey to visit to all London Underground stations – 16 hours, 44 minutes and 16 seconds.

Source: Wikipedia

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